Ecology and Evolution of the Acari: Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium of the European Association of Acarologists 1–5 July 1996, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Evolution and systematics of the Chelicerata....Pages 1-14
Canalized pathways of change and constraints in the evolution of reproductive modes of microarthropods....Pages 15-43
Morphological evidence for the evolutionary origin of Astigmata (Acari: Acariformes)....Pages 45-72
Evolution of phytophagy in trombidiform mites....Pages 73-88
Origin and evolution of feather mites (Astigmata)....Pages 89-103
Phylogeny and co-speciation in feather mites of the subfamily Avenzoariinae (Analgoidea: Avenzoariidae)....Pages 105-124
Loss of larval parasitism in parasitengonine mites....Pages 125-135
Life-history evolution in Parasitengonae (Acari: Prostigmata): constraints on number and size of offspring....Pages 137-148
Sperm competition in the Acari....Pages 149-156
Distribution of asymmetrical and symmetrical sperm storage in the Eriophyoidea and its phylogenetic implications....Pages 157-161
Host plant associations in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae): insights from molecular phylogeography....Pages 163-174
Genetic differentiation in Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) from greenhouses in France....Pages 175-185
The role of adaptation to host plants in the evolution of reproductive isolation: Negative evidence from Tetranychus urticae ....Pages 187-193
Geographic differences in host specialization between the symbiotic water mites Unionicola formosa and U. foili (Acari: Unionicolidae)....Pages 195-206
Interactions between arthropod predators and plants: A conspiracy against herbivorous arthropods?....Pages 207-229
Behaviour and indirect interactions in food webs of plant-inhabiting arthropods....Pages 231-249
Behavioural ecology of plant—phytoseiid interactions mediated by herbivore-induced plant volatiles....Pages 251-268
The ecology of Lyme borreliosis vector ticks....Pages 269-276
Biology and ecology of trombidiid mites (Acari: Trombidioidea)....Pages 277-289
Reflections on the biology, morphology and ecology of the Macrochelidae....Pages 291-301
Phoresy by Hemisarcoptes (Acari: Hemisarcoptidae) on Chilocorus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Influence of subelytral ultrastructure....Pages 303-321
When to leave the brood chamber? Routes of dispersal in mites associated with burying beetles....Pages 323-331
Functional morphology as an aid in determining trophic behaviour....Pages 333-347
Natural selection of Varroa jacobsoni explains the differential reproductive strategies in colonies of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera ....Pages 349-357
Regaining the water: a simulation model approach for Arrenurus larvae (Hydrachnellae) parasitizing damselflies ( Coenagrion puella : Odonata)....Pages 359-366
Juvenile survival and development in Euseius finlandicus , Typhlodromus pyri and Kampimodromus aberrans (Acari: Phytoseiidae) feeding on con- and heterospecific immatures....Pages 367-374
Do western flower thrips avoid plants infested with spider mites? Interactions between potential competitors....Pages 375-380
Food and feeding behaviour of deutonymphs and adults of the water mite Hydrachna skorikowi (Acari: Hydrachnellae), with notes on the structure of their mouthparts....Pages 381-387
Leaf hairs influence searching efficiency and predation rate of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)....Pages 389-398
Life-history parameters of two closely related forms of the Tetranychus urticae -complex on different host plants....Pages 399-404
The contribution of extrafloral nectar to survival and reproduction of the predatory mite Iphiseius degenerans on Ricinus communis ....Pages 405-417
Pollen as a medium for rearing plant-feeding acarid mites (Acari: Acaridae)....Pages 419-422
Bionomics of Carpoglyphus lactis (Acari: Carpoglyphidae) on honey....Pages 423-424
Mass-rearing of Amblyseius californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on two alternative food sources....Pages 425-431
The influence of various kinds of food on the distribution and life cycle of Metarhombognathus armatus (Halacaridae: Rhombognathinae)....Pages 433-439
Population biology of a phytophagous mite of marine and estuarine rocky shores (Astigmata, Hyadesiidae)....Pages 441-450
Diel and seasonal drift of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) in two streams of the North German Lowland....Pages 451-457
Water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Halacaridae) from the hyporheic habitat of the Mugnone stream (Tuscany, Italy)....Pages 459-466
Water mites of typical habitats in four Polish national parks situated in different landscapes....Pages 467-472
Remarks on the morphology, life cycle, distribution and taxonomy of water mites of the subfamily Acherontacarinae in the Western Palaearctic....Pages 473-482
Water mites of small boreal forest lakes (Central Finland)....Pages 483-489
Presence of acetabula-like structures on the coxae of the neotropical water mite genus Neotyrrellia (Tyrrelliinae, Limnesiidae, Prostigmata)....Pages 491-497
Oribatid mites of the Galápagos Islands....Pages 499-530
Gamasina in a succession of thirteen years....Pages 531-539
Oribatid mites of a riverine forest in the Central Alps (Austria)....Pages 541-546
Comparison of adult oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from three mountain forests in Poland: I. Abundance, biomass and species richness....Pages 547-555
Compact aggregation and life-history strategy in a continental Antarctic mite....Pages 557-567
A biometrical study of Berniniella serratirostris (Acari: Oribatei) and some related species....Pages 569-579
Morphological variability in populations of a thelytokous mite, Trhypochthoniellus longisetus (Oribatida), with notes on synonymy....Pages 581-586
Fine structure of the humeral organ of juvenile Edwardzetes edwardsii (Ceratozetidae, Oribatida)....Pages 587-591
Observations on the fine structure of the vagina of pergamasid mites (Pergamasidae, Parasitina, Gamasida)....Pages 593-601
Ultrastructural cell modification in tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum ) leaf tissue in response to the carmine spider mite ( Tetranychus cinnabarinus ) feeding....Pages 603-615
Influence of soil management on mite populations in a vineyard agroecosystem....Pages 617-623
Overwintering of phytoseiid mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) on hazelnut ( Corylus avellana ) in Sicily (Italy)....Pages 625-635
Prosomal glands in Typhlodromus spp. females (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)....Pages 637-649
Allergenic mites associated with bird nests in Poland (Astigmata: Pyroglyphidae, Acaridae, Glycyphagidae)....Pages 651-656
Body weight characteristics of some ixodid ticks: Reflecting adaptations to conditions of their habitats?....Pages 657-665
Species validity of the soft-tick Argas polonicus (Acari: Argasidae) based on 16S rDNA sequence analysis....Pages 667-671
Back Matter....Pages 673-677